Synchronizing with MIDI devices
In this chapter, you will learn the basic features of the MIDI interface and how to synchronize output with a MIDI sequencer.
MIDI Fundamentals
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This is MIDI channels
a worldwide standard that was developed in order to allow MIDI allows you to independently control two or more
music data and sound data to be exchanged among devices over a single MIDI cable.This is possible because
electronic musical instruments and computers. Devices that
MIDI provides for multiple channels of control.
are MIDI-compatible can exchange music data according to You can think of MIDI channels as being similar to television
Advanced Usetheir capabilities, even if they are different types of device or channels. Although many broadcast channels are in the air at
were made by different manufacturers.any one time (many channels of MIDI data are moving
through a single cable), a television set receives only the
MIDI Connectorschannel to which it is set (the MIDI device receives only the
channel to which it is set).
MIDI messages (the data handled by MIDI) is transferred Similarly with MIDI, if the MIDI channel being used by the
using the following three types of connector.
transmitter is O1,� the MIDI channel of the receiver must also
MIDI IN:be set to O1� or else the MIDI messages will not be received.
Receives MIDI messages from another MIDI device.About MIDI Implementation Charts
MIDI OUT:MIDI allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments
Sends MIDI messages from the BR-532.to communicate with each other. However, it is not
necessarily the case that every device is able to transmit and
MIDI THRU:receive every type of MIDI message. Only MIDI messages
Sends out the MIDI messages that arrive at the MIDI IN that are supported by both devices can be conveyed.
connector.The operating manual of every MIDI device includes a
OMIDI implementation chart.� This chart makes it easy to see
* The BR-532 is equipped only with a MIDI OUT connector.
the types of MIDI message that can be transmitted and
received. When you wish to connect two MIDI devices, you
should compare their charts to see which types of MIDI
message can be conveyed between them.
* For more details about MIDI of the BR-532, please refer to
OMIDI Implementation� (p. 111).
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